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Iraqis Wrestle With
How to Exploit Oil

Amid the broader debate on Iraq's future ahead of its elections this weekend, a number of Iraqi politicians are hashing out another contentious issue: what to do with the country's vast oil reserves.

A number of prominent candidates are expressing support for wide-ranging foreign participation in Iraq's oil fields, a prospect likely to hearten big international oil companies even as the idea faces stiff resistance among many...